should I take MicroBiology before Anatomy and Physiology?

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I'm deciding whether or not to finish microbiology first or anatomy and physiology. does it matter which I take first, or they are all on the same level of difficulty?

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Micro is a level above A&P. If you've had other general biology courses then you can probably do micro but if you haven't then you should probably start with A&P.

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It really does make a difference if you take Anatomy and Physiology 1 and 2 before micro. A and p 1 and 2 are like pre req. for micro.

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I agree- take A&P first.

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Do y'all think this counts if you're re-taking sciences? I am going back to school after over 10 years, and am having to re-take A&P 1 & 2 and Micro. This semester I can get a better instructor for Micro than for A&P 1, so I was planning to to just go ahead and jump back in with Micro, since I've had the material before, even though it's been a looooong time.

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Do y'all think this counts if you're re-taking sciences? I am going back to school after over 10 years, and am having to re-take A&P 1 & 2 and Micro. This semester I can get a better instructor for Micro than for A&P 1, so I was planning to to just go ahead and jump back in with Micro, since I've had the material before, even though it's been a looooong time.

Unless A&P is a pre-req for Micro, I don't think it matters. I did not think A&P really helped me in Micro. My campus, the only requirement for Micro is that you have taken General Bio.

Matt

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Unless A&P is a pre-req for Micro, I don't think it matters. I did not think A&P really helped me in Micro. My campus, the only requirement for Micro is that you have taken General Bio.

Matt

My school doesn't have any pre-req for the Micro that's the requirement for the Nursing program. I took it after A&P 1 last time, but I don't remember there being anything really in there that I needed A&P for. (but it *was* 10+ years ago, so my memory's a little fuzzy!!)

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I just took them together and found they dovetaiiled nicely.

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Do y'all think this counts if you're re-taking sciences? I am going back to school after over 10 years, and am having to re-take A&P 1 & 2 and Micro. This semester I can get a better instructor for Micro than for A&P 1, so I was planning to to just go ahead and jump back in with Micro, since I've had the material before, even though it's been a looooong time.

i took micro before a&p 1 and 2 and made an A...so my advise would be to do that...Good Luck!

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My school doesn't have any pre-req for the Micro that's the requirement for the Nursing program. I took it after A&P 1 last time, but I don't remember there being anything really in there that I needed A&P for. (but it *was* 10+ years ago, so my memory's a little fuzzy!!)

I did not really feel that A & P helped with micro, while others feel it did. It is really you call on what you are comfortable with. I would go online and look up some micro websites and some A&P websites and see what you feel would be best.

Good luck with whatever you choose.

Matt

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hi...its better for you to take anatomy and physiology before microbiology...for you to have a better understanding of what organs of a certain disease attacks...and so on so forth..but micropara is more enjoyable than anaphy=)goodluck

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I took Micro first and got a 98%...and my last bio class before that was 18 years ago.

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